McConnell proposes raising the tobacco age to 21

[ProudModerate2]

Hopefully this is a first step towards a full tobacco ban!

F**k no.

Nobody thinks that tobacco is safe or healthy, and if people want to use it in spite of knowing all the negative effects, that's on them and the Government should allow them to do so.

Wrong. Tobacco is one of the key drivers of Medicare costs. Anybody who smokes is selfishly freeloading on the government dole.

And not just Medicare costs, by health insurance costs in general.
So everyone is paying higher rates.

[ProudModerate2]

It should be illegal to produce and sell tobacco.
The people who buy, use, and store tobacco are victims.

"The tobacco companies .... they profit, you lose."

[ProudModerate2]

This doesn't bother me.

However.

If they raise the age for tobacco usage to 21, then they must also raise the age you're allowed to join the military to 21 as well.  Either that, or keep the age at 18 for both (and alcohol as well).  You shouldn't be allowed to fight and die for your country but not allowed to go buy a pack of cigarettes.

While I admire the intention, this would be terrible for a lot of people who have no plans to go to college after graduating and are looking to join the military for a career out of high school.

I was thinking the exact same thing.